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Students in an elementary class room | (Chronicle archives.)

McGrath: Public Schools Are Letting Low-Income Students Down – Especially Now

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer July 31, 2020

  Students are used to end-of-summer dread as the the next school year looms near. This year, though, incites an entirely different dread with returning to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic....

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Poma: Anti-Mask? Keep Your Kids Home from School

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor July 29, 2020

  Masks have stirred a lot of confusion and debate during the coronavirus pandemic. With most K-12 schools allowed to hold in-person sessions this fall, Governor Gary Herbert declared that schools...

Taylor Natt and her husband Hayden Natt prepare for the protest for Bernardo Palacios in front of the District Attorney’s office in Salt Lake City on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez| Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Partisanship Poses a Bigger Threat to Your Liberty than a Mask Mandate

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 28, 2020

  A recent Salt Lake Tribune article commended Senator Mitt Romney for his willingness to step away from his party. It cited examples like Romney’s vote to convict President Trump of abuse of...

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McGrath: Birth Control Is Healthcare

By Mackenzie McGrath July 27, 2020

  Religious and reproductive freedom — two of the most dreaded topics to come up during holiday conversations with relatives. It’s not without reason. Religion is deeply intertwined with many...

Inversion in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Like Our Air, Staggs’ Plan Need Work

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 27, 2020

  For almost three years, Trent Staggs has served as the mayor of my hometown. Under his leadership, a lot in Riverton has changed, from our logo to our police department. Indeed, 80% of the initiatives...

Protesters paint the district attorney office in Salt Lake City red to illustrate the “blood on Gills hands”  after the earlier decision that declared officers involved in the killing of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal as justified on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gholami: It’s Time for Restorative Justice in Utah

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer July 25, 2020

  The outpour of activism for criminal justice reform has caught the attention of the media in exceptional ways, popularizing different theories on how to best construct a just society. One concept...

People casting their votes during the Midterm Elections 2018 at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Burton: Utah’s Gubernatorial Primary Showed Us the Importance of Mail-In Voting

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer July 23, 2020

  The 2020 Utah gubernatorial race has been an exciting process. With a prolific and lengthy decade under his belt, Gary Herbert will retire his position as governor in 2021. The next governor...

Chung: Trump’s Visa Ban Is a Threat to US Schools

Chung: Trump’s Visa Ban Is a Threat to US Schools

By Stacy Chung, Opinion Writer July 22, 2020

  President Donald Trump recently issued a presidential order to suspend the entry of foreigners to the United States, claiming that they “would be detrimental to the interests of the United...

The Park Building at the top of President's Circle, where the U administration works. (Chronicle archives)

Poma: Utah College Students Have Been Right All Along: We’re Being Ripped Off

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor July 22, 2020

  College costs a lot – that’s a known fact. At the University of Utah, the average resident student could pay well over $20,000-$30,000 a year for expenses like tuition, housing and, notoriously,...

Barron: A Jail Sentence Shouldn't Be a Death Sentence

Barron: A Jail Sentence Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 21, 2020

  As of July 6, Weber County Jail has 114 active COVID-19 cases and nearly a third of the inmates jailed in Washington County tested positive for the virus. In contrast, Utah’s prisons, which...